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Deceiver

  • 1997
  • TMDB 6.0/10
  • 1h 46m

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

Overview

The gruesome death of a prostitute brings suspicion on one of her clients, James Wayland, a brilliant, self-destructive and epileptic heir to a textile fortune. So detectives Braxton and Kennesaw take Wayland in for questioning, thinking they can break the man. But despite his troubles, Wayland is a master of manipulation, and during the interrogation, he begins to turn the tables on the investigators, forcing them to reveal their own sinister sides.

Cast

  • Tim RothJames Walter Wayland
  • Michael RookerDetective Edward Kennesaw
  • Renée ZellwegerElizabeth
  • Chris PennDetective Phillip Braxton
  • Rosanna ArquetteMrs. Kennesaw
  • Karina LogueSorority Girl
  • Ellen BurstynMook
  • Tamara MercerMisty

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